Garment-supporter and underwaist



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0'. P.- RICHMOND. GARMBNTSUPPORTER AND 'UNDERWAIST.

No. 524,218. Patented Aug. 7, 1894';

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UNITED STATES CHARLES F. RICHMOND,

OF MATTOON, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER AND UNDERWAIST.

SPECIFIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,218, dated August 7, 1894.

Application filed April 19,1893- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. RICHMOND,

residing at Mattoon, in the county of Goles and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Supporters and Underwaists, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a skeleton underwaist having stocking supporters secured thereto, and a waist band, to which skirts and other like apparel may be fastened, the whole being adapted to be supported from the shoulders of the .wearer, so as to carry the weight of all the garments in a healthful and hygienic manner.

The invention consists in the peculiarly constructed underwaist hereinafter first described and then particularly set out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective front view of my improved underwaist and Fig. 2 is a perspective rear view thereof. i

In the drawings A indicates the front waist band-section to which are attached the lower or front ends of the shoulder bands B B, the upper or rear ends of which connect and terminate in the back pieces 0, which form the rear or body portion. These pieces'C have straight meeting edges 0 c and are provided with buttons and button holes or other suitable fastening means; their lower ends 0 being curved to form counterparts of the lower curved end a of the waist band A. The outer edges ,of the portions 0 are also straight, and the upper edges thereof extend up to a point at or near the shoulder blade of the wearer, from which end the shoulder bands begin, such bands being preferably formed from the same pieces the back portions 0 are formed of.

At theirlower outer edges the back portions 0 have elastic straps and buckle connections D D which join the Waist band A with such portions 0 O and from such waist band and the portions 0 C at each side, extend converging elastic side straps E, to the meeting ends of which are stitched the main or sup porting straps F, which in use are connected Serial No. 471,021. (No model.)

with. any well known buckle or stocking clasping device.

Centrally and at the ends the waist band A has a'series of buttons G, vertically disposed, whereby different garments attached thereto may be independently buttoned and at diffcrent heights, the buttons H which jointhe back sections being also adapted for such use.

I indicates a stay piece which connects the shoulder straps at a point over the chest.

A garment supporter constructed in the manner described and shown is much more comfortable than the ordinary underwaist. The several parts are carefully adjusted to give the necessary support where needed and yet allow for a free movement of the body without annoying or unhealthful restraint.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure-by Letters Pat- 1 out, is

1; A garment supporter and underwaist of the character described, consisting of shoulder straps, a front stay, a rear body portion, extending from the waist band upwardly toward the shoulders, a waist band secured to the shoulder straps in front, adjusting straps secured to the lower end of the shoulder straps at the rear and connecting the waist band with the same, V-shaped webbings attached at one end and forming a continuation of the rear ends of the shoulder straps, and the other ends connected with the waist band, stocking supporters depending from said webbing, and a vertical series of but- I tons upon both the waistband and the body portion.

2. An underwaist and garment support, formed of a front waist band section, a back portion, shoulder bands connected to such back portion and the waist band, elastic and buckle connections between the waist band ends and the back piece ends and vertical rows of buttons at the front and outer edges of the waistband and at the central lower end of the back portion all substantiallyas shown and for the purpose described.

3. An underwaist and garment supporter, comprising a front or waist band section, a

back portion formed of two sections, having front band, and the main supporting strap secured to the united end of such supports, all 10 substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES F. RICHMOND.

Witnesses:

GEORGE N. BUCK, G. S. RICHMOND. 

